HAVEN - BRANDON SUN: Hollywood stars in 'Haven' get comfortable in Chester, N.S.
By: Bill Brioux
14/07/2011
CHESTER, N.S. - You know you're in a Canadian TV studio when you realize it used to be a hockey rink.
For the past two seasons, Chester's Eleanor Pew Morris Memorial Arena has been home to "Haven," the supernatural cop show returning Monday at 10 p.m. ET on Showcase [and in the US on Syfy, Friday, July 15 at 10/9C]
There are two ice pads at the arena but for the past few years there's no ice — just wooden sets, lights and cameras penned in by the boards and glass.
Few viewers would suspect that much of what they are watching on the spooky, sci-fi series — based on a Stephen King tale — originates inside a hockey rink.
Look up in the rafters and there are banners proclaiming winning seasons for Chester's peewee and atom hockey teams. There's a sign advertising skate sharpening for four dollars. Along the floor, large yellow ducts funnel warm air into the main set areas, needed after weeks of cold, rainy weather.
On this day, the busiest set is the main police station where stars Emily Rose and Lucas Byrant — the ex-FBI agent and local cop who are the Mulder and Scully of "Haven" — were shooting scenes. A gathering of journalists sat in and observed and were treated like family by the cast and crew. Even the food served by the local craft services people was pure comfort food — Shake ’N Bake chicken...
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